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Home My WebLink AboutFire Department Monthly Report - July, 2009.PDFC AYU GA ft E I GX{TS F IR E D EPART\z'X E NT 194 Pleasant Grove R.oad Xthaca, NY 14850 (607) 257 -2371 August 2,20A9 Honorable James Gilmore Board of Trustees Village of Cayuga Heights Monthly Report - July, 2009 We had a very busy month in July with a total of 50 calls. There werc 29 calls in the Village of Cayuga Heights, 16 calls in the Town of lthaca and 5 mutual aid calls" We had 26 EMS runs and 24 fire calls. For the large number of calls run this month most of them were routine. Again the majority (by one run) were EMS calls. On our reports we only list the number on the Pre-hospital Care Report (PCR). This is to ensure the privacy of those treated by the fire department so there are no details listed in the report on these calls. In the summer months we are dispatched many times to homes with automatic alarrn systems that are set off by contractors. Dust from construction and intemrptions in the phone and power to homes causes transmission of alarms to the 911 center' We respond to these calls and request the contractors to make notification to the 911 center prior to starling work so that we don't have to put all of our apparatus on the road for ihese alarms. All calls were covered in a timely matter even with our "summer staffing". In July we were able to get a couple of cars for extrication training. In the past we were able to regularly get cars from the towing companies in the area for extrication practice but with the recent rise in scrap metal prices we have been having difficulty getting cars. FF Pat Miller was able to talk with a friend of his and got two vehicles delivered to the station for practice. We practice gaining access to wrecked vehicles with our hydraulic tools as well as hand tools. Six of the department's officers traveled to Baltimore for the Fire Expo in July. Four of us were able to adjust our work schedules and traveled to Baltimore on Wednesday night and were able to take three complete days of training at the expo, the other two traveled Thursday moming and took two full days of training. This training allows us to keep up to date with the new techniques in firefighting, new equipment that is available, the latest updates on apparatus specifications and several of us took classes on new street drugs, advanced airway management and trauma on the EMS side of the expo training. The expo is a great way to keep up to date. Our fall membership drive will be starting in late August. We have set down the dates for the recruiting process as well as the training dates for the fall class. The last week of August and the first week of September we will be actively recruiting on campus and in the community. We already have a list of potential new members, several of these ,, IIELP P REVE,IVT F T RES'' prospects already have firefighter training or are EIvITs, who are coming to Cornell. We will -have a prospective recruit dinner August 27tn to bring those interested to the fire station for a talk on expectations and a tour of the station. We will accept and screen applications over the next two weeks and then hold interviews to bring these people in for u io.mat sit down interview with a panel of members. From these interviews we will come up with a list of prospects and then vote them into the department at a company meeting on September l3'fi. We will start the training the following Saturday and continue with their training through October. We are looking at a potential class size of fifteen new recruits. The station is in good shape. We will be replacing some of the aging hose reels in the truck bays in August. a[ of tne heavy trucks had their annual pump testing done in July and all tiucks passed. We did have an issue with 8202 at the end of July. It had a bad solenoid and had a hard time shifting from pump gear back to road gear. We resolved this issue with our repair shop and things are back in working order. L23l will be going out of service in August to have wamanty paint work done on the officer's side of the truck. We had this same issue last year with some bubbling in the paint at the welds on the side of the truck. This work was covered under warranty and we noticed recently that the bubbling occurred again. We will continue to ensute that this issue is taken care of with warranty coverage. After nine years of living at the fire station Lt. Joe Lisi is moving out of the station' He is staying in the area and *itt rtiit be an active member of the deparlment. Fire Council ,""!irr"d several applications for bunking from active members. We reviewed these and have placed FF David Sorenson in the vacant bunker slot. David is a paramedic and firefighter. He holds several national level firefighting and homeland security training certifications. He will be cleared on driving all the apparatus by the end of December. He is a nice fit for the bunking position' We are excited for the fall. Having all of our members back after the summer and bringing in new members alwgys nyakes the fall a gteat time at the station. EMERGENCY CALLS: 50 TOTAL CALLS YEARTO DATE: 288 Total Calls - 50 Fire Calls - 24 EMS Calls - 26 Total Mutual Aid - 5 Calls in the Village - 29 Calls in the Town - 16 TRAINING / MEETINGS / EVENTS: 7/8 - FF Skills 7ll5 - Truck and Small Equipment Maintenance L231 7l2l - Truck and Small Equipment MaintenanceB2l2 7/21- Fire Council 7l2l - Demo at station for CC Summer Camp 7129 - Extrication Training UPCOMING EVENTS: 812- Company Meeting 8/5 - Fire Training - New riding assignments 8122 - Fire Council 8127 - Recruit Dinner 9/19 - Recruit Training 10/3 - Recruit Training 10t17 - Open House 10124 - Recruit Training Cayuga Heights Fire DePartment Fire Department:55002 Companies:All Date Range:From 07101/2009 to 07/31/2009 Box/Zone/ Code:All District:All Situation Found:All Exclude Mutual Aids:No Exclude Exposures: No Incident Run Log Occupantncident#Date Time Address Situation Found tYutItugl Attendin t009 -090240-00 0710112009 13.57 {F EMS call, excluding vehicle 6 See NYS PCR#5-2545201 EMS call, excluding vehicle 7nOs-OgOzat-OO 07lO1l2OQ9 17:12 aIf See NYS PCR# 5-2545202 Water problem. other 13 Dispatched by TC911 forfire alarm activation. Dispatched states several trouble alarms came in and reset priorto this alarm. AOS - notiring showing -281 has command - house locked - obtained knox key from CHPD (202s knox OOS). Entered front door - alarm showing heat detector room 201 - crew to 201 while 281 to main panel - 282 remained with truck. 281 silenced alarm - met with crew at room 201 since door locked- entered room to find water coming from ceiling -light fixture, alarm, along walls-standing water on floors, mold on couch. Checked '1st floor - water running down into game room area as well. Checked 3rd floor - room 301 - porchiroof off of room.- door not closing all the way due to electrical cords passing out to the porch - water flowing in under door. Found at least 1-2in standing water on roofiporch. 2621i82 found Keystone Light qan blocking roof drain - removed can and roof drained within 5 minutes. Master knox key retuined to box and knox key ieturned to CHPD. TC91 1 contacted EC - Tom Wilkinson - arrived on scene - showed damage and cause. Advised he would take care of things and contact the proper authorities. Returned in service.52 nog-ogoz+s-oo oltostzoog 20.15 - -F- smoke or odor removal Dispatched for oven tffe. 262 AOS to find moderate smoke condition, no fire. 202 investigated and ventilated. Hazards controlled, units cleared. Homeowners suggested spilled grease in oven caused smoke when over preheated. Suggested to have oven checked out before using. 1 nos-oeo2+a-oo 07losl2oo See NYS PCR # 5-2545203 EMS call, excluding vehicle 4 1009-090245-00 O710512009 16:22 sEE NYS PCR# 5-2545204 - EMS call, excluding vehicle no94eo2464o o7los/2oos toss E EMS call, excluding vehicle 7 poe-osoz+z-oo o7l06/20ry SEE NYS PCR# 5-2545177 EMS call, excluding vehicle 7 nos-0e02+e-oo ozroorzoos o+ss qTlllt SEE NYS PCR# 5-2545178 EMS call, excluding vehicle 4 Errr EMS call, excluding vehicle re EMS call, excluding vehicle1009-090250-00 071O712009 03:39 SEE NYS PCR # 5.2545206 1009-090251-00 0710712009 10:23 l-:l|- Smokedetectoractivation, no Contractors met202 at the door, advised they had been soldering. Heads had been taped, but panel indicated activation in the work zone. Interior units surveyed whole area with TlC, negative results. Panel reset on first try. Units cleared. |009-090252-0007l07|2Q0913:09GSmokedetectoractivation,no Dispatched for fire alarm. Workers on scene forgot to cover head, activated with dust. Alarm reste, units cleared. l009-090253.0007l07|2QQ918:22.ECoverassignment,standby, Dispatched on second alarm to IFD for an engine and ladder standby. Stood by, 0 calls. l0o9-o9o254-0o07|o8/200914:08ECoverassignment,standby,1 Dispatched for engine and ladder fill in lFD. Only 231 responded due to daytime statfing. Ran 1 fire alarm. l009-090255-oo07|o8|200914:44*Coverassignment,standby,1 DispatchedonlFDBoxforfirealarm. Respondedwithll0land962. Causedbyconstruction,unitscleared.G EMS call, excluding vehicle1009-090256-00 07/09/2009 08:03 SEE NYS PCR# 5-2545207 EMS call, excluding vehicle)-090257-00 0710912009 10:17 See NYS PCR#5-2545208 FFr EMS call, excluding vehicle1009-090258-00 07 11012009 18:26 See NYS PCR#5-2545209 8 EMS call, excluding vehicle Inos-ogozsg-oo o7t11t2o0s 14:.1i qnrel Time: 2:26 PMDate:08/0212009 Page: 1 ncident# Date Time Address Occupant Situation Found Attendin See NYS PCR# 5-2545210 1009-090260-00 0711212009 07:03 Zt- -5 Alarm system sounded due to Local alarm activated at some unknowfiTiffie. Residents called 911 when anaiving for work. 202 investigated premises and fourn no hazards. System was reset, but then activated again. Panel lights indicated trouble alarm and loWno AC power. Subsequent reset and activations prompted 283 to, with permission of residents, disconnect system from power. Residents were advised to have service performed as soon as possible. EMS call, excluding vehicle 7f009-090261-0Q 0711312009 05:51 See NYS PCR#5-2545211 F EMS call, excluding vehicle1009-090262-00 Q7114/2009 13:53 See NYS PCR# 5-2545212 t 8 EMS call, excluding vehicle '17E:009-090263-00 0711412009 21:38 See PCR #5-2545213 1009-090264-00 07114120Q9 21:40 - Atarm system activation, no 17 Dispatched for fire alarm. AOS with maintenance, multiple doors open, dlarm sounding. No hazards found, multiple work lights found heating flammable elements, Iights secured. Alarm's municipal disconnect was active, informed maintenance that the connection should be retored or be placed under fire watch. Connection retored, units cleared. 1009-090265-0Q 0711512009 Q6:23 q Alarm system activation, no 12 Dispatched for fire alarm. 262 advised by dispatch that workers had knocked a head and reset themselves. All units held in quarters Informed foreman that municipal connection must go-on at end of day and off at beginning. f009-090266-0o 07t1st2o09 21i04 |Jffi Arcing, shorted electrical Dispatched for tree on wires, tree on fire. AOS to find scene as dispatched, notified and relieved bv NYSEG. Units cleared. IJ EMS call, excluding vehicle 9dFf009-090267-00 0711612009 19:54 SEE NYS PCR#2545214 1009-090268-00 o7t16t2009 19:04 - service cail, other Dispatched by TC911 to meet with CHPD to shut down a hydrant. Arrived on scene to find a hydrant flowing a moderate amount of water (aboutl/Sththecapacityoftheleftconnection) intoatrenchthathadbeendugfromthehydranttothemainandthendownthemain. The water had undermined the dirt placed to cover the trench, and when Officer Manning (CHPD) drove over the trench the road gave way, forming a sink hole. Officer Manning's car was undamaged. PD contacted Bolton Point and got the o.k. from the person on call (Greg) to close off the hydrant. We closed the hydrant and replaced the sidecap and water began bubbling up from the pool that had formed at the base of the hydrant. A Cayuga Heights DPW member arrived on scene and stated he believed there may be a leak at the stem of the hydrant and that he and crew would take care of the problem. Cleared from scene by CHPD and situation left in the care of CHPD and DPW. Cayuga Heights unit242 returned to service. EMS call, excluding vehiclec31009-090269-00 0711912009 10:35 sEE NYS PCR# 5-2545219 1009-090270-00 07120t2Q09 15:36 rE Smoke detector activation due Dispatched for a fire alarm activation at 435 Wycoff. Responded to the scene. with Driver, Officer, and crew of 2. Arrived on scene to find no smoke or fire showing. lnvestigated inside to find no indication of fire other than a singular smoke detector head activation in a room with no visible smoke or fire. Attempted and succeeded at system reset. Tenant stated that the room in question had an open window adjacent to exterior lawn mowing; accepted as probable cause of head and subsequent system activation. Returned in service 0299 :009-090271-00 0712112009 14126 (f| Dispatched & canceted en 8 Dispatched for vehicle fire. While en route, PD advised no fire/hazards. Units cancelled returned in service. EMS call, excluding vehicle1009-090272-00 0712112009 16:44 See NYS PCR# 5-2545220 IEt 12 to1009-090273-00 o7l21l2oo9 20t04 - Smoke detector activation. no Called to fire alarm activation mutual aid.. lthaca out on possible structure fire. AOS to find alarm activation caused by cooking. AOS same time as 964. Investigaied and confirmed smoke from cooking set off alarm. System reset and units cleared. EMS call, excluding vehicle 61009-090274-00 0712212009 07:38 SEE NYS PCR# 5-2545221 -r IEMS call, excluding vehicle1009-090275-00 07122/2009 14:48 See NYS PCR# 5-2545222 - EMS call, excluding vehiclelFn1009-090276"00 0712212009 21:33 SEE NYS PCR# 5-2545223 14 1009-090277-00 07t23t2009 11:46 |rnb -5- Alarm system activation, no 5 PD arrived on scene, reported cement dl.rst from contractor activity. 202 requested second aciivation for interiors, including the info in dispatch. 202 atived on scene to be met by contractor personnel. They rerred us to the homeowner Mr. Talty, who confirmed dust as the cause, had cancelled & bypassed his panel with ADT, and who had asked them to call us off. 202 Officer offerred to inspect the basement area, homeowner said wasn't necessary, and allowed as he had tried to have us called off. Officer had him reiterate and then accepted his refusal for further investigation as unnecessary. Date: 08/0212009 Paqe: 2 Time: 2:26 PM ncident# Date Time Address Occupant Situation Found Attendin -)o? retrrrned in Detector activation' no fire - After conversation with LT Lundell regarding undeffiiFNg, 202 responded with 2 int. 3 ext. ffs. 202 Arrived on scene. Evacuation completed. 202 metby contractors h;lding parts to a heit head from second floor bathroom. sensor had detached with removal of tape at work completion. system was unable to be reset, alarm was sitenced, facility put on fire watch. FF's Palin and Felker explained to hnr rse mrnaocr exnectations of fire watch. Service companY was to be contacted 5 Alarm company worker set off system trying to repair heat detector head that was damaged earlier today (see Previous Fire Report). Worker siates that ne *on;t f'ru6 tne coireit head until tomorrow. Notified residents that the are to remain on fire watch throught the ninht anr'l rrntil elarm svstem is fixed. 10 loog-090280-00 0712312009 18:51 - trrvro uarr' e^Uruurrrs vcrrrvrE See NYS PCR#5-2545224 ;i::ffi 2009-090281-00 Q712412009 Q2:19 -FF nrdlrrr Dvlrerrr aurlva('v"' 'rv DisDatched for alarm activation. 241 g AoSWing accidental cause, and requesting permission for reset system. 202 and all cH untis held in dilerters and staved in service. 2009-090282-00 0712512009 01:35 Ervro udrr' E^uruurrrv vsrrrv'e SeeNYSPCR#5-2545225 ffi ZOOS-OSOZ8S-OO O712712009 09:40 lG See NYS PCR#5-2545226 , eAUtuuil t9 See PCR # 5-2545227 Rescue, EMS incident, otner 6 r009-090285-00 0712812009 Dispatched for fire alarm. alarm fira \Ani.h .)nat tn 15:55 S- 202 AOS to findheat detector activation, second floor stairwell' nfs told to contact alarm companv. Reset resulted in further alarms. Sysiem left in 1009-090286-00 07/30/2009 06:33 l|fl o'rru^E usleetv Uponarrival nosmokeorfireshowing,detectorpanei sFowingactivatedheadsinzone5. Interiorcrewdiscoveredactivatedheads,unk raae^h n^ cmnka nr fire CHFII rrnits returned to service. 1009-090287-00 0713012009 Dispatched for fire alarm. workers contrinuing. Co. 08:57 - Alarm company working on system, head activated due to unknown cause' will reset when work complete. Units cleared with alarm silenced, Annirtantql detcntnr activation due to ma'i-ntenance/construction work. 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